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Oct 22 2021
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Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster shots greenlighted by CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally recommended booster shots for many recipients of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday. As a result, up to 99 million Americans are now eligible for additional doses.
Providers expect to administer the first booster shots for the newly eligible Americans as early as tomorrow.
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CBS News (Online)
Oct 14 2021
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FDA vaccine advisers are meeting to consider Moderna Covid-19 vaccine boosters
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are meeting Thursday to discuss whether to authorize boosters of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for some adults.
It's the first portion of a two-day Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting that will also include a vote on boosters for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and a presentation on mix-and-match
CNN (Online News)
Oct 14 2021
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FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Authorization of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend the agency let millions of Americans get a booster of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
The 19–0 vote came after hours of discussions and presentations in an all-virtual meeting.
Moderna officials presented data from clinical trials, including a small trial that studied the safety and
The Epoch Times
Dec 18 2020
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U.S. FDA authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering COVID-19 death toll of over 307,000 lives lost.
The FDA announced the authorization the day after the agency’s panel of outside experts endorsed its use. Moderna said it intended to apply for
Reuters
Nov 30 2020
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Moderna to Ask Health Regulators to Authorize Its Covid-19 Vaccine
Moderna Inc. MRNA 16.13% said it will on Monday ask U.S. and European health regulators to authorize use of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine, after it was shown to be 94.1% effective in a full analysis of a pivotal study.
The timing keeps the vaccine on track to become possibly the second to go into use in the U.S. by year’s end—after one already under regulatory review from Pfizer Inc.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Nov 29 2020
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UK secures 2 million more doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
Britain has secured two million doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, to be available in Europe as early as the spring, the government said on Sunday, in addition to the 5 million doses it secured from the U.S. company two weeks ago.
The new deal came a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson named Nadhim Zahawi, a junior business minister, to be minister responsible for the
Reuters
Aug 18 2021
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COVID-19 booster shot for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines will be available Sept. 20
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled plans to begin offering COVID-19 booster shots this fall for Americans who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, eight months after they become fully vaccinated, as cases of the delta variant continue to spread across the country.
Americans who are eligible can receive a third shot beginning Sept. 20, pending authorization
USA TODAY
Aug 18 2021
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Covid-19 Booster Shot to Be Offered to Americans Fully Vaccinated With Pfizer, Moderna
The Biden administration on Wednesday called for a third Covid-19 shot starting in the fall for Americans who were fully vaccinated with the two-shot regimen, citing the threat from the highly contagious Delta variant and heightened concerns over data showing initial immunity wanes over time.
The announcement on Wednesday means that booster shots will soon be available for the more than
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 07 2020
Fact Check
Does Anthony Fauci Own ‘Half the Patent’ for Moderna’s COVID Vaccine?
In a recent debate with Alan Dershowitz, Robert Kennedy Jr. claimed that Dr. Anthony Fauci holds a patent for one of the drugs in vaccine trials for coronavirus. “The problem is Anthony Fauci put $500 million of our dollars into that vaccine [being produced by Moderna]. He owns half the patent,” said Kennedy. “He and these five guys who are working for him were entitled to collect royalties
The Dispatch
May 18 2020
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Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Promise in Early-Stage Study
Moderna Inc. said on Monday its experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed promise in a small early-stage trial, with the vaccine producing virus-neutralizing antibodies similar to that found in recovered patients.
The news sent Moderna shares (MRNA) soaring 25%.
The company's vaccine is at the forefront of the efforts in developing a treatment for the fast-spreading virus and last
Newsmax (News)